Since August 19th there is no way to avoid being charged some account fees if you have a Bank of Ireland current account. Prior to Aug 19th BOI customers could avoid current account fees if they kept at least €3000 in their account at all times. From August 19th 2013 all BOI customers are being […]
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Banking Crisis
Troika Say Still More to be done in Ireland
The EC, ECB and IMF (aka. The Troika) carried out their 11th Review Mission to Ireland recently. Overall the media seem to be reporting that Ireland “passed the bailout review” – but there are still several areas where the Troika have concerns. The statement published on the IMF website mentions that “Recent national accounts data […]
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Anglo Irish Bank Tapes Reveal Cover Up
There are calls for a public inquiry after the release of recordings of phone calls between senior executives at Anglo Irish Bank, which suggest the bank misled regulators when it was looking for financial aid in 2008 The Irish Independent today published a recording of a phone conversation between Anglo executives John Bowe, head of […]
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Bank Of Ireland UK Raising Tracker Mortgages
Usually when you take out a tracker mortgage it is set for life at a base rate plus a specific margin or differential. In the “good old days” the banks here in Ireland were handing out trackers with rates as low as ECB rate plus 0.5% . People lucky enough to get one of those […]
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EU Finance Ministers in Dublin
European finance ministers have arrived at Dublin Castle this morning for the start of one and a half days of informal meetings of the Ecofin group. The finance ministers are expected to talk about the fallout from the Cyprus bailout which saw bank deposits targeted for the first time. Other topics for discussion include The […]
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